Tag Archives: Overdrive

2015-01-12

Overdrive is a large-scale ebook distribution system that powers many libraries and educational institutions in North America and Europe. The company reports that 2014 was another record year for its ebook business: in 2014, ebook checkouts in libraries and schools increased 33% from 2013. The total number of ebook checkouts was 137 million in 2014.
Two trends can be highlighted from the 2014 statistics provided by Overdrive. Mobile devices – primarily tablets and smartphones – have quickly become the dominant reading platform. Majority of ebook checkouts already take place on mobile devices. Reading of ebooks continues to grow strongly, even though in the U.S., ebook sales is growing only moderately after multiple years of hyper growth.

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